Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile was 26.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2006–2021
Source: ASPIRE. Measured in poorest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 26.1%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 35.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2006.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 17th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | poorest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6.9% | — |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +36.5% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | +273.1% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -45.4% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +39.0% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | +68.6% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 6.9% | 35.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 14.2% | 29.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 26.1% | 27.4% | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,928 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 79.04 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 7,271 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.58 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.823 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 17,718 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,806 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 77 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.9059 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 26.1% in 2021, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2006.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty gap reduction (%) - all social assistance -1st quintile rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Gap reduction (%) - All Social Assistance -1st quintile (poorest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty gap reduction due to Social Assistance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty gap